April D. Moore

Counsel

April Moore is a trial attorney with over eighteen years of experience in the areas of personal injury, product liability, construction and design, insurance coverage, and employment law. Her experience includes all phases of civil litigation from pre-litigated matters to trials, mediations, arbitrations, and appeals in state and federal courts.

Ms. Moore enjoys the complexities of litigation, and she strives to provide high-quality, efficient representation.  She has significant experience with high exposure, tort and commercial lawsuits, including cases involving allegations of wrongful death, brain injury, and incapacitating traumatic injuries. As lead counsel, Ms. Moore has achieved defense verdicts, prevailed on appeals, and obtained summary judgments for her clients on several occasions.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2006
  • Texas, 2023
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: UCLA Law School, 2006
BA: California State University-Northridge, 2001, Psychology, magna cum laude

Contact

moorea@hallevans.com

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Appeals
  • Sinclair Wyo. Ref. Co. v. A & B Builders, Ltd., 989 F.3d 747 (10th Cir. 2021)
  • Duncan v. Kobneck, 16CA0150 (Colo. App. 2017) unpublished
  • Vititoe v. Rocky Mountain Pavement Main., Inc., 412 P.3d 767 (Colo. App. 2015)
  • Engeman Enterprises, LLC v. Tolin Mechanical Systems Co., 320 P.3d 364 (Colo. App. 2013)
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Colorado Personal Injury Statutes,” Carrier client, 2023
  • Co-Presenter, “Best Practices for Panel Counsel,” Carrier client Legal Academy, 2019
  • Presenter, “Medicare Subrogation Rights,” Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Denver Chapter Education and Networking Event, 2013
Professional Associations
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
  • Texas Bar Association

Jacob Gudenkauf

Associate

Jacob Gudenkauf is a litigator with a broad range of experience in construction and design, premises liability, health care, employment, toxic torts, commercial litigation, catastrophic injury, and coverage matters. Mr. Gudenkauf defends a variety of licensed professionals including architects, engineers, and design professionals involved with construction defect claims, as well as doctors, nurses, and health care providers facing medical malpractice claims. He counsels employers with investigations of harassment, retaliation, and discrimination and defends public entities in matters involving Constitutional torts, governmental immunity, and local governance.

Mr. Gudenkauf’s focus is on first seeking to understand his client’s goals and story. Whether through facilitating an early resolution or pursuing a matter through trial and final judgment, he always seeks to find creative solutions to the problems that face his clients and to help them reach their goals.

Mr. Gudenkauf graduated cum laude from Willamette University College of Law. During law school, he served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Elizabeth Weishaupl in Colorado’s 18th District and clerked with the Trial Division of the Oregon Department of Justice.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2022
  • Colorado, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Salt Lake City Office
175 South Main Street
Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Education

JD: Willamette University College of Law, 2016, cum laude
BA: University of Colorado, 2012, History and Political Science

Contact

gudenkaufj@hallevans.com

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Decisions
  • Won summary judgment on behalf of general contractor construction defect, defamation, and breach of contract case.
Professional Associations
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Other Activities

  • Mr. Gudenkauf enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf (poorly), and cheering for the University of Colorado Buffaloes.

Lucas J. Myers

Counsel

Lucas Myers is a seasoned litigator with over a decade of experience handling a wide variety of commercial claims. As a member of the firm’s Construction & Design Practice Group, he focuses his practice on disputes and accidents arising from design, construction, and environmental projects. Lucas prides himself on efficiently obtaining the best possible outcome for his clients.

Prior to moving to Colorado, he was a partner for several years at a respected insurance defense firm in Michigan, where his expertise as a litigator led to the successful resolution of hundreds of lawsuits against insurers in some of Michigan’s least hospitable forums. Before that, Lucas began his practice at one of Hawaii’s premier law firms. There, in addition to an array of other commercial claims, he successfully litigated two class actions as lead counsel. In one, he represented the class of property owners adjacent to Enchanted Lake in Kailua against a developer and its construction contractors. That action settled for policy limits and resulted not only in compensation for the property owners, but also in Enchanted Lake’s complete remediation.

Originally from Wisconsin, Lucas received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Arizona State University, which he attended on a full National Merit Scholarship. He was also named one of one hundred U.S. Senate Scholars. After college, Lucas worked as a claims adjuster for over two years before attending law school. He then obtained his juris doctorate from the Michigan State University College of Law, graduating summa cum laude. In law school, he was the only member of his class selected for both moot court and law review. After winning the regional competition in New York, his moot court team took third overall at the ABA’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition in Chicago. Following law school, Lucas further focused on litigation by obtaining a masters in Litigation & Dispute Resolution from the George Washington University School of Law, the only program of its kind in the nation.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2023
  • Michigan, 2011
  • Hawaii (inactive), 2013
  • Virginia (inactive), 2010
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

LLM: George Washington University Law School, 2011, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, magna cum laude

JD: Michigan State University College of Law, 2010, summa cum laude

BA: Arizona State University, 2004, Political Science, magna cum laude

Contact

myersl@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • National Merit Scholar

  • United States Senate Scholar, Wisconsin

  • Robert C. Byrd Scholar

  • All-State Honors Scholar, Wisconsin

  • Dean King Memorial Scholar

  • Associate Editor, Michigan State Law Review

  • Captain, Michigan State Moot Court Team

Ryan C. Addis

Senior Associate

Ryan Addis’ practice focuses on the defense of premises liability, product liability, healthcare, construction, and public entity matters. He represents municipalities, contractors, and businesses throughout all phases of litigation in both state and federal court.

Mr. Addis also serves as a City Attorney for the City of Columbus, Montana, where he prosecutes misdemeanors and provides counsel to City officials regarding land use, personnel, zoning, contracts, and other City-related matters.  Previously, Mr. Addis was a Deputy County Attorney at the Yellowstone and Stillwater County Attorney’s Offices, where he prosecuted felony and misdemeanor crimes.

While earning his law degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Mr. Addis was a part of an independent research project on the Supreme Court’s interpretive rule of mens rea of federal court statutes. Mr. Addis also was an Instructor at The Law and Leadership Institute, where he prepared students for mock trials and instructed on a wide variety of legal issues.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 2014
  • Colorado (inactive), 2017
  • Wyoming (inactive), 2017
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana

Location

Billings Office

175 North 27th Street
Suite 1101
Billings, MT 59101

Education

JD: University of Cincinnati College of Law, 2014, Dean’s List
BA: West Virginia University, 2011, History, Minor in Philosophy, summa cum laude

Contact

addisr@hallevans.com

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Ryan

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Professional Associations
  • Montana State Bar Association
Business & Community Service

  • Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal, Founding Member, 2012-2014

  • Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Treasurer, 2011-2013

Edward A. Khatskin

Associate

Edward Khatskin focuses his practice on representing clients in high-dollar-value commercial and complex civil litigation matters in federal and state courts throughout Illinois and Missouri. Additionally, Mr. Khatskin has continuously obtained favorable results in defending claims involving medical malpractice, 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 civil rights, class action, wrongful death, personal injury, premises liability, transportation, employment, insurance coverage, toxic tort, and general civil and other tort claims.

Prior to law school, Mr. Khatskin worked as an accountant and owned a mortgage brokerage. This experience has helped him successfully represent clients in litigation involving the financial services and real estate industries, including cases with complex financial data, business valuation disputes, complex mechanic’s lien issues, quiet title actions, easements, boundary disputes, HOA and condominium disputes, and alleged realtor and title company negligence.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2015
  • Missouri, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Location

Chicago Office
121 West Wacker Drive
Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60601

Education

JD: Washington University School of Law, 2012

BS: Saint Louis University, 2000, Finance/Accounting

Contact

khatskine@hallevans.com

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Edward

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America; Healthcare Law, 2021-2022
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Complex Civil Litigation, 2012
Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • As a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Litigation Committee presented and moderated panel discussion with Judge Mary Rowland from the Northern District of Illinois on Settlement Conferences.
Other Activities

  • In his free time, Mr. Khatskin enjoys raising his two kids, traveling, skiing, motorcycling, and scuba diving.

Languages
  • Native proficiency in Russian

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